Jane (Adams) Davis (1631 - 1714)

Born 1631 in Wales

Descendants

Died 12 May 1714 at about age 83 in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Birth and Christening

Born in Wales in 1631?

Marriage

Jane married William Davis, she was his third wife, they are believed to have had 9 children, but there is a suggestion that they may only have had 3 children. (See Research Notes)

Death and Burial

Jane passed away on the 12th of May 1714 in Waterdown or Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony.^[1] The recorded data shows Roxbury as a place of death however, the image of the record shows Watertown.

Research Notes

• Evidence and source are needed to confirm the place of birth
• It should be noted that Jane was William's third wife and his profile state they had only three (3) children.
• Needs marriage record and evidence of her children to support those attached.
• Burial record would be useful
• Ancestry.com/genealogy/records/jane-adams-24-12lp31b reports a Jane Adams born 1620 Roxbury Massachusetts to Henry Adams (1583-1646) and Edith Rosamund Squire (1587-1672). BUT this parentage seems unlikely as Jane was not mentioned in Henry's will. Also Henry (Adams-277) did not come to Massachusetts until later AND did not live in Roxbury.
• Genealogieonline.nl/en/richard-and-charlotte-allen-cosby-ancestry/P48611.php claims that Jane was born in Roxbury in 1630 and married William in June 1868 when she would have been 38 years old. BUT it seems unlikely that she was not married much earlier or would have borne children up until age 53. - childbearing years range from 16 - 51 today, in 1600 women may have had children earlier at 14 years of age as considered 'mature' and marriageable, once their menses occurred.

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K6QY-91G shows - jane-adams-1645-1714 and claims that Jane was born in 1645 in London, England which would have made her 21 years old when marrying William. No primary source.

Massachusetts town records identify children and father William Davis but omit mother's name.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH58-1J7 : 10 November 2020), Jane Davis, 12 May 1714; citing Death, Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009473.

• Massachusetts, Town Clerk...d Town Records, 1626-2001 Suffolk Roxbury Births, marriages, deaths 1630-1844 (re DoD, location)
• "Descendants of William Davis" by: Janet Johnson Franke available at http://jansgenes.50webs.com/davis_william.html